Chapter 1: Treehouse Laughter
"Shit man, I don't know"
"Aw c'mon Gordie, how do you not know?" Chris flipped his card onto the table.
"Not that I don't know just that I--"
"Ha, forget it Lachance, stupid question." Chris laughed. "Have you ever done anything with a girl?" repeating the original question in a mocking voice. "Yea, right." he laughed.
Gordie exhaled and put his cigarette on the table.
"Hey man, I--" Gordie started defensively.
Chris gave Gordie a look.
"You? You what?" he smiled.
Gordie didn't know what to say. He just looked at Chris. Stared at him. It had only been 1 year since Chris, Teddy, Vern and himself had made the trip from their small town of Castle Rock, down the railroad tracks, and to find the lifeless body of Ray Brower. But he felt like they had barely changed since.
"Well…." Chris instigated, chuckling.
Gordie had never done anything with a girl. He was 13 years old and hadn't even had his first kiss.
A part of him didn't really care, but in front of Chris he felt stupid. Like he should have done something with a girl, just so he wouldn't have to say no.
"Fuck you Chambers!" was all he managed to say. Way to be obvious. He thought to himself.
Chris raised an eyebrow. "Shit man it doesn't even matter." he finally said.
Gordie shifted his eyes.
It was June, school would be over in a few days, and throughout the school year, Gordie and Chris hadn't really seen much of Teddy and Vern, and this summer looked like it would be just the two of then.
"Your turn." Chris mumbled, slapping down his card.
"Okay Chambers;" Gordie started, smirking. "Have you ever done anything with a girl before?"
Chris lowered his head, and raised his eyebrows a little. "Smooth Lachance".
They both sort of laughed for minute. But then everything was quiet.
"So?"
"So what?" Chris played dumb.
"Oh I get it.." Gordie said sarcastically.
"What? You think I haven't gotten any?"
"Chambers…" Gordie started, slowly making his way over to the trap door;
"You,"
He opened the latch and door up, speaking slowly.
"SHIT; YOU'LL NEVER GET LAYED, YOU COCK SUCKER!" Gordie screamed, laughing, and quickly jumped out the door.
"You're fucking dead Lachance" Chris yelled back with laughter, tumbling out the trap door.
By the time Chris had hit the hard ground, Gordie was already running, barely running. He was laughing too hard to run, he held his stomach in his hand, bent over, trying to run. "That's right Chambers" he yelled between laughs. "Never get layed!".
Chris scurried to his feet and half ran his way through the sand cloud in the air that his fall had created.
He finally caught up to Gordie and tackled him. "I'm dead Lachance?!" Chris chuckled, tumbling down the hill with Gordie. "I'M DEAD?!".
And it was that moment. Neither of them knew it yet, but it was that moment that would start a summer of something different, something new.
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Ok, so nothing really happened, but it's just the beginning and I kinda wanted to establish what's going on, chapter two up soon! Reviews are always welcomed! :D
